# Yoichiro Hirano

> Yoichiro Hirano is a angel investor at Asteria backing Gift and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Asteria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asteria-japan)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yoichiro Hirano is a angel investor at Asteria focused on Gift and FinTech. Yoichiro Hirano is the Representative Director, Executive Officer, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Asteria Japan.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Yoichiro Hirano: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/yoichiro-hirano?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gift | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 50% |
| Virtual Currency | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| JPYC | JPYC is a financial institution that issues the community stablecoin JPYC, which is pegged to the yen of Japanese. They want to create a society where everyone can develop by fusing the real world with the world of cryptocurrencies and increasing the liquidity of capital to achieve their goal of overcoming the social conundrum. It will promotecapital's liquidity and create an environment that helps in development for all. | $11.4M | Series B | Feb 27, 2026 | https://jpyc.jp/ |
| Misaky Tokyo | MisakyTokyo provides food and beverage services. | $574.7K | Angel | Nov 25, 2020 | https://misaky.tokyo/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [FINOLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finolab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fundnote](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fundnote) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HEROZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heroz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iSGS Investment Works](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isgs-investment-works) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JR West Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jr-west-innovations) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KITA DENSHI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kita-denshi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Asteria

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

Infoteria Corporation is a Japanese company that specializes in providing software and related support, consulting, and training.

5 contacts available at Asteria.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pina Hirano | Founder, President & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pina-hirano |
| Yoichiro Hirano | Representative Director & Executive Officer/CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoichiro-hirano |
| Akamatsu Kazuya | Auditor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akamatsu-kazuya |
| Dusan Hamlin | Executive Officer Global COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dusan-hamlin-c5cc |
| Jean-Paul Cossart | Associate Director (France) , Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-paul-cossart |

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## FAQ

### What does Yoichiro Hirano invest in?

Yoichiro Hirano invests primarily in Gift, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Angel and Series B stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Yoichiro Hirano?

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### When did Yoichiro Hirano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoichiro Hirano closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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